An adaptation that would cause a positive impact on the red wolf species is being able to give birth to more children at once. The main concern with red wolf is their lack of population. This is due to factors such as habitat loss and killings. If more wolves can be born to a singular mom, then the population won't die as quickly. This will let more wolves be in the wild which can help maintain the population of prey. As shown before, the red wolf is at a point where it is at a critically endangered level. A greater population is one way to make the wolf less prone to extinction. Due to this, a great adaption for its survival is more population. 

A genetic adaptation that can occur is the interbreeding between coyotes and wolves. This has happened in the past and has led to hybrid animals. Coyotes and wolves are both canines and are capable of breeding. This genetic adaption can increase a new kind of coywolf population that can also be helpful by regulation of prey populations. Because red wolves are top predators, they are also the main animals that hunt and prevent over population of other species. However, there is an importance for keeping the population of the pure species as well. While the interbreeding can help in-terms of canine population, they may not be as effective as pure red wolfs in environmental tasks. The main difference is that coyotes focus more on smaller animals to eat and wolfs focus on eating larger animals. Coyotes also live in smaller groups than wolves and are less sociable. Coywolves on the other hand, have a mix of the behavioral traits of both the coyotes and wolves. They eat both small and large game and have a mix of behaviors from coyotes and wolves. Therefore, this genetic adaption can be helpful for the ecosystem (Wolf Stuff, 2020).

Invasive species can be defined as species which are foreign (non-native) to their environment and have the potential to cause economic or environmental damage, often negatively affecting humans and human health (United States Department of Agriculture, n.d.). Invasive species also negatively impact biodiversity in a region and cause many plant and animal species to go extinct. Another important characteristic of invasive species is that they generally undergo rapid population growth (Brzeski et al., 2015). 

In the case of the red wolf, they are not considered invasive species, since they are native to the continental United States. Although at one point red wolves had the potential to negatively impact the economy by destroying crop fields, their population is no longer high enough to cause significant economic damage. 

If red wolf populations were to extend outside of the United States, they would have the potential to become an invasive species, but it would depend on the location in which they were located in. The major predators of red wolves in an ecosystem are other canids, such as grey wolves or coyotes. If they were put in an environment that did not have their predators, then their growth would be much more rapid and they would be able to become an invasive species. However, if red wolves were to inhabit a region which does have fellow canids such as the grey wolves and coyotes, it would become difficult for them to establish a stable population within that region. Furthermore, they would be unable to exhibit rapid population growth, since they are a K-strategist species. This would indicate a slow growth rate which would only be worsened by the wolves and coyotes present in the region competing for resources.